About this artwork
On the front of this vessel a young warrior and a tutor or philosopher are shown standing in a naiskos (tomb) surrounded by attendants with offerings; above them is the head of the mythical poet and singer, Orpheus.
On the back, another naiskos (tomb) is decorated with large white figures. Since the krater is a funerary vessel, these figures may be symbolic representations of the dead or they may depict marble statues of the tomb’s occupants.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of Greece, Rome, and Byzantium
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Culture
- Ancient Greek
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Title
- Volute Krater (Mixing Bowl)
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Place
- Apulia (Object made in)
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Date
- 340 BCE
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Medium
- terracotta, red-figure
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Dimensions
- 78 × 4838.1 cm (30 3/4 × 18 7/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Katherine K. Adler Memorial Fund
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Reference Number
- 1984.7
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IIIF Manifest
- https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/102078/manifest.json
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